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Thanks Jen, I understand what you are saying. Hopefully a program could be set up in the future. I think there is a lot of kids out there who don't get one on one support or who maybe even are too embarassed to ask for help. Some of the parents have no idea their child has a problem. I grew up a chubby child (puppy fat as my mother called it) She always said it would all fall off one day. Well it didn't and my teenage life was miserable because of it. My mother just did not see that it was a problem.
I really do hope that sparkpeople do something for kids online.
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SPARK_COACH_JEN
9/8/06 7:07 P
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Elaine,
Thanks for your suggestion. Currently, all members must be at least 18 to use our site. One reason is that our nutritional recommendations are designed for adults and do not address growing children's needs. Another is that research shows that children and teens need one on one support instead of just something online. But we would love to offer some sort of kids program someday- we just don't have the resources to devote to that yet.
Coach Jen
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I have just been reading a couple of posts where some Mum's have overweight children who want to join spark people. I just thought it would be such a great thing for overweight children to be able to talk to each other. Here in Australia childhood obesity is a huge problem and the government are trying everything to improve it. I realise there is risk of annerexia but these kids who are obese need support nutritionally as well as emotionally. I think it would ease their depression if they could talk to other children with the same problem.
What do you think?
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